Pongal: Quick Facts

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Nov. 12, 2026

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Dhotis, sarees procured from cooperative societies in T.N. for Pongal, says Textiles Minister • Nov. 5, 2026, 1:55 PM ET (The Hindu)

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A girl in a pink dress sits on the ground creating a colorful rangoli pattern with powders to celebrate the Pongal festival in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India.

A man in a yellow shirt clings to a decorated bull during the Jallikattu bull-taming festival, surrounded by onlookers in yellow and green uniforms near Madurai, India.

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A woman and her daughter smear color powder on one another's face on Holi, the Indian festival of colors.

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